#every character dynamic in this show was written sooo deliciously good

[angelamcss]

MR. ROBOT (2015 — 2019)

[jonquilete]

random but stefan’s character was fucked in every way and caroline was the saving grace of his character but also the doom. damon and ian won the hearts of everyone with his character and making them ship delena since s1. the writers tried to write good charachterisation especially for the past but ended up making damon better and human damon in contrast with his vampire self was so delicious especially since he was soooo pathetically in love and didn’t want to live and be a vampire but stefan makes him. stefan never stood a chance. and then we enter the whole i respect her wishes even if it kills her to damon being the bad guy just to save her like?!?!?! and then klaus and being the ripper and the whole s3 lskdjd. yes elena always loved stefan bc that was the right thing to do based on her being the main character so when she still chose stefan in that finale everyone went nuts so they had to come up with something like how stefan wants her as a human and sees her as a problem to be fixed. the only good writing is when stefan says something like i want to enjoy at being a vampire with her and join her but because of his problems he can’t. that’s the only reasonable explanation bc everything else is just out of character. also that whole he stalked her and wanted to know her and insert himself in elena’s life was a turn off even more for some which looking at it with fresh eyes isn’t something that bad. it’s just isn’t attractive. stelena being together immediately was just cliche and not as interesting as delena period. then they inserted delena meeting first ksjdj.

also stefan wasn’t really involved with anyone, didn’t have any dynamic besides caroline, where damon had with ric and liz forbes, the friendship with bonnie is just so beautiful, the occasional matt donovanism. like he just was funny and had nicknames for everyone. stefan didn’t have any besides care. they started involving him in s4 when they knew they were gonna make delena happen so they had to involve him somehow. and then make silas be a doppelgänger. like lmfaooo. That whole storyline is just nonsense written to prop Stefan’s character and importance and frankly is pathetic. They started that tid bit with caroline and some elena scenes and universe bs and he came back to life. S5 is just dumpster fire for delena too and it sucked. which s6 saved it. now we have stefan moving on with his life. I liked this season and rewatching it it was good, ofc the gemini storyline carried. stefan and caroline start to happen. honestly not a fan. and this is why he again was fckd. bc delena was clearly the romance of the show but nina left. they couldn’t make the changes they supposedly wanted to so delena became the endgame. and they make steroline kind of happen but just in the worst ways ever. and left it for s7 to become the main romance. now klaroline had huge fans so yet another situation similar to delena like lmfao it’s bad luck all around. they hated for making steroline happen bc klaroline was already sooo loved and popular. valerie was a nice touch and i liked them a lot while watching. him and caroline just didn’t work at all. stefan’s whole character was elena being his soulmate and how perfect they were for each other he never had a thing with any character for four seasons. he didn’t look at any girl any way, he had eyes for elena always. the writers were dumb man. so putting caroline with him was just not it. i get why julie wanted to have a stefan lexi thing going on. bc it’s something huge and meaningful. she helped him his entire life with vampirism and that’s why she probably wanted that to happen somehow bc what is there left? so they tried doing that with caroline but itjust doesnt work. care was a kiddie pool and shallow from the beginning. she was a self insert character, the audience’s mouthpiece and a karen later on. stefan’s character just didn’t fit with her at all. if the writers actually wrote for him something how they wrote for damon and elena in s1 then maybe it would have been possible. but they just didn’t have anyone to pair him up with so let’s go with caroline even though klaroline was much more loved. and then s8 dying as a hero ksjdndn. like this character had no chance. he was constantly that main character that needed to remind the audience he is the main character, the right best man, but it just made people turn off even more bc he was so broody and always the annoying right character and arrogant somehow. i mean ofc we have him barely treating any girl right like rebekah or caroline. especially caroline. she in s6 was desperate and in love but he didn’t have that till he supposedly figured it out later. and then the whole turning their emotions off was so annoying and boring to watch and they had s*x?! just a disaster ship. he is a tragedy character. damon didn’t struggle with being a vampire. he had a blast in fact. it was stefan who did, who struggled so much, was both the monster of the story but also the hero. who his heart was still pure. and who never stopped trying to be better. being a human again was his desire but damon got that too alongside with elena. i think people just at the end always simplify things. the writing was complicated and the fans were just going with vibes. the first season has all the moody mysterious dark vibes of vampires and that’s all stefan too. the whole red flags of how he stalked her and when he started to take blood how he changed and gaslighted elena and stuff. those are all vampiric sides. we explored everything of a vampire through stefan. the hard struggles. damon didn’t deal with that. he got to be the fun cool one. so much more but anyways

[motherofmymother]

Accidental Bonding Recs

These fics tend to focus on either characters who already pine for each other and then must hide it due to the forced intimacy, or characters that hate each other but come to understand one another, or a combination of both. Bonding through accidental Mpreg has its own section. Pon Farr also has its own section. If you like Star Trek, Pon Farr is basically canon fuck or die and forced bonding, so check that out.

·       Stiles, why is Derek Hale passed out on our front porch? By marguerite_26, mothlights (Teen Wolf, Explicit, 4K, 2013)

o   Stiles freezes, carton of milk half way to his mouth. He looks around the empty room, wondering if it has any answers. Derek Hale just passed out on his front porch -- sounds like one of the signs of the coming apocalypse.

o   [Magical bond, angst, scent kink, smut, emotionally constipated Derek]

o   Interesting concept of Derek’s wolf.

·       Bond by Bookkbaby (Supernatural, Explicit, 4K, 2013)

o   Castiel is injured, so Dean offers Cas some of his soul's energy. Things don't go as planned.

o   [Destiel, accidental soul bond, porn, soul sex, humor, Dean’s fragile masculinity]

o   Well written and sexy. Short, porny fun for the whole fam.

·       Marked, Bound Ever To Thee by kakaitalover (Dresden Files, Teen, 8K, 2015)

o   Mystic bonds just make everything awkward. Especially when they're triggered by rape flowers.

o   [no smut, focus on bonding tropes, kidnapping, telepathy sort of, magic, denial of feelings]

o   I just liked the tropey-ness in a more niche fandom. It’s no masterpiece, but it’s short and humorous.

·       omni gladio ancipiti by lifevolutionary (Supernatural, Explicit, 10K, 2010)

o   The archangel Gabriel had never chosen a Bearer for his sword. Until now.

o   [Sam/Gabriel, Destiel, fluff, humor, crack, minimal smut]

o   Gabriel’s voice is a perfect balance of snarky and irreverent. The little hints to deeper character feelz were just the cherry on top.

·       The (Mostly Accidental) Courtship of Dean Winchester by tuesday (Supernatural, Mature, 11K, 2010)

o   Angelic marriage rites were never intended to go quite like this.

o   [Destiel, Crack, humor, pining, Oblivious!Dean, emotionally constipated Dean, UseYourWords!Castiel]

o   This is a lovely, sweet, crackey little fic. I just adored it.

·       Bound to be Broken by EntreNous (Harry Potter, Explicit, 13K, 2009)

o   There is a way to break the accidental bond between Harry and Snape; it simply involves lots of sex.

o   [Snarry, fuck or die-ish, PWP, smut, hate sex, bickering, coming together, forced intimacy]

o   This almost belonged in fuck or die, but the sexual relationship is already started and there’s no angst about whether or not to do it. Rather, this fic focuses on the building intimacy between the characters so I put it here.  

·       ♥ Bonding Time by magisterpavus (Voltron, Explicit, 16K, 2016)

o   “Shiro, I fucked up,” Keith blurted, wringing his hands. Shiro paused mid-punch, shooting him a quizzical look. “What? What happened?” “I think,” Keith whispered, “I think I accidentally roofied Lance. With my dick.”

o   [Klance, pwp, smut, humor, accidental bonding, heat sex, sex marathon, mates, angst]

o   Magisterpavus is my favorite author of all time, and this is her most classic porn fic. It has a ton of sequels too that are all equally hot.

·       ♥ Twice as Much as an Earthquake by firethesound (Harry Potter, Explicit, 19K, 2014)

o   Accidental bonding. Breaking and entering. Conspiring, however unwillingly, in the strange one-man war Malfoy's waging against detention. This isn't the normal school year Harry anticipated having, but at least it's not boring.

o   [Drarry, getting caught going to bone-town, bickering, forced proximity, forced bed sharing, forced intimacy, smut, UST, humor]

o   This one has a sweet buildup of Harry and Draco’s relationship. How do I put this—they aren’t super angsty and hateful towards each other. Not to say that there isn't some wonderfully awkward situations going on and they do fight, but it’s more bickering and less I hate you. It’s a good fic is what I’m saying.

·       Eyes Like Stars by malfoys_cousin (Voltron, Mature, 21K, 2017)

o   In which Lance drinks too much alien alcohol, literally cannot get a grip on his embarrassingly huge crush on Keith, and accidentally ruins everything.

o   [Klance, accidental bonding, pining, sooo much pining, humor, drunk shenanigans, forced proximity, forced bed sharing, bickering, denial of feelings]

o   Classic accidental bond fic. Less angry/angsty and more humor/pining than some others, so if you’re tired of everyone being unhappy all the time, then check this out.

·       Grooming Instincts by jemariel (Supernatural, Explicit, 26K, 2018)

o   There's something going on with Cas. Dean is determined to help him through it, in whatever way he can. He might end up with more than he bargained for. OR: Dean helps Cas scratch an itch. As it were.

o   [wing kink the fic, oil gland kink, porn, humor, virgin!Castiel, pining, communication is a skill, that they don’t have, bonding, angel marriage: sort of]

o   Gets into glorious, glorious detail about the wings. Kinky as hell with that. Wing kink: the fic. You’re welcome.

·       ♥ Angels on the Moon by Writcraft (Harry Potter, Explicit, 27K, 2017)

o   The aftermath of the war is almost as difficult as the war itself, Harry is a mess and Severus is a reluctant survivor forced back to Hogwarts to recuperate from his injuries. When a brick-bonding spell goes awry, Harry and Severus are forced to confront hatred, misunderstandings and a new and unexpected intimacy which takes them both by surprise.

o   [Snarry, empathy, healing, magic, magic shenanigans, trust issues, Cranky!Snape, Post-war fic, forced intimacy, fuck or die-ish]

o   Snape is his best worst self in this fic and I just ate up his intimacy issues. The awkwardness of their forced intimacy is everything I could have asked for in an accidental bonding fic. The description of their magic mixing is lovely as well.

·       ♥ ♥ Better Than Dead by heartsdesire456 (Teen Wolf, Explicit, 27K, 2013)

o   When Stiles is gravely injured, the only way to save him is for Derek to turn him. However, Derek never did learn exactly what certain bites meant and, without this knowledge, he accidentally claims Stiles as his mate. Alpha werewolves mate forever. However...Betas don't.

o   [accidental!bonding, accidental!soulmates, mating shenanigans, so much angst, slow build, all the bonding tropes, emotionally constipated!Derek, emotionally constipated!Stiles, pining, UST, selfless!Derek]

o   I love the tension between Derek and Stiles here. So delicious. If you love clearly destined to be together, Stiles and Derek becoming friends through forced intimacy, then this is your fic. I still reread it all the time.

·       ♥ ♥ Shout it Out Loud by dreamlittleyo (X-Men, Explicit, 30K, 2011)

o   When Charles forges a telepathic link between himself and Erik, the two men find themselves bound together by more than just destiny. With the world on the brink of war, Charles and Erik struggle to cope with a psychic connection that may well be permanent.

o   [Charles/Eric, X-Men Origins AU, telepathy, emotional intimacy, healing, UST, soooo much UST, Idiot!Charles, minimal smut, fluff, angst, heart break]

o   This was an absolutely beautiful fic. You can feel their love for each other woven through every word and it’s just fucking gorgeous. I can't recommend it enough.

·       Lap Magnet by Prairie_Grass (Teen Wolf, Explicit, 30K, 2014)

o   Wherein an ill-advised floral arrangement leads to a whole new definition of obliviousness, accidental mate-bonds, and far more sex and tropes than one fic really needs.

o   [accidental bonding, soulmates—kind of, Smut, humor, but like so much smut, dubcon, Oblivious!Everyone]

o   Super well written tropey fun. Really well known fic, and if you like the accidental bonding trope with your porn and you haven’t read this, what are you doing with your life?

·       How High the Moon by kyliselle (Star Trek, NC-17, 39K, 2010)

o   After the destruction of Vulcan, Spock shielded his mind to protect it from his broken bond with T'Pring. Little did he know another bond had already formed in its place.

o   [mind meld, telepathy, Asshole!Spock, Oblivious!Spock, communication fail, so much angst]

o   Spock is almost too much as asshole here, but the concept is so wonderfully done and the tension so well held that I don’t care. As the original prompt asked for, this focuses super hard on the mental bond, telepathy, and all the yummy tropes. A must read for intimacy and bond drama.

·       Before the World Was Made  by daftfear (Harry Potter, Teen, 43K, 2014)

o   Draco has done everything in his power to leave the past behind him. He’s established himself a successful business and built a reputation around the quality of his work and the breadth of his knowledge. But when aurors show up at his shop one afternoon, seeking his expertise on a peculiar item of questionable origins, they completely overthrow the precarious balance in Draco’s life. Trust Potter to bring danger and destruction in his wake, along with a painful reminder of all the things Draco is trying to forget.

o   [Drarry, accidental bonding, forced proximity, gratuitous bed sharing, pining, communication is a skill, sex for reasons, healing, discrimination]

o   This is another well-paced, well-written, well-romanced fic. Harry and Draco’s dynamic is portrayed nicely.

·       ♥ In Evidence of Magical Theory by bixgirl1 (Harry Potter, Explicit, 44K, 2017)

o   When a hex meant for Draco accidentally catches Harry as well, they're forced to learn to understand each other in ways they previously might have thought impossible. In which Harry and Draco can't fight, so they fall in love instead.

o   [Drarry, bickering, UST, pining, snark, forced bed sharing, forced intimacy, mental connection, suuuuper UST, awkwardness, smut]

o   A classic accidental bonding. This fic has the best awkwardness from the forced intimacy and the slowly learning not to want to kill each other. The tropes are perfectly done here. This is one I’d recommend for anyone.

·       Distance Removed by General_Button (One Punch Man, Mature, 44K, 2016)

o   Pain along his wrist fizzled into existence and then, like a switch, exploded. Saitama stumbled back, fighting the urge to shout, and waited for it to fade. “What—sensei, are you all right?!” Genos was staring at him incredulously, his mouth agape.

o   [Genos/Saitama, forced proximity, shared physical sensations, healing, intimacy, friends to lovers]

o   This really captures the voice of the characters and show; the deadpan absurdity of them living their normal lives with all this fantastical stuff going on and Saitama’s emotional disconnect.

·       Once Upon a Time (A Fairy-Tale Love Story) by littlebirdtold (Star Trek, Explicit, 47K, 2013)

o   Jim finds himself in a parallel universe where the Milky Way is under the control of an alien race and ends up as a servant in the residence of the Royal House of Vulcan. As he starts adapting to his new life, Jim's curiosity fucks everything up—but hey, Vulcans shouldn't have told him that he isn't allowed to enter this wing of the palace; Jim has never been good at following rules.

o   [porn with plot, humor, power imbalance, communication is a skill, emotionally constipated Spock, asshole parents, telepathy, empathy]

o   Littlebirdtold has a very particular voice for Kirk that I don’t 100% love; it’s like he’s too driven by his dick. Her fics tend to conflate love with good sex. However, this is still very good, well-paced, sexy, and fun. I think my problem with her fics are personal taste because they are excellent, and clearly popular.

·       ♥ The Morning After by noodleinabarrel (Star Trek, Mature, 50K, 2016)

o   After a passionately illogical night of Romulan Ale and chocolate infused liquor, everything changes when Jim wakes with something other than a hangover filling his head. Something he's sure neither he nor Spock can handle. Because if Jim knows anything for sure, it's that his messed up thoughts belong nowhere near Spock's clean, ordered mind.

o   [accidental bonding, UST, pining, forced intimacy, insecure!Kirk, healing, Oblivious!Kirk, afraid of commitment, mind meld shenanigans]

o   This is a perfect example of an accidental bonding fic. Like this is what I would put as the picture in the dictionary. Needless to say, it’s very good.  

·       UST (An Unfortunate Series of Tropes) by ureshiiichigo (Teen Wolf, Explicit, 54K, 2015)

o   Stiles thought he and Derek were finally getting to be bros, and then Deaton had to go and ruin everything with his stupid spell.

o   [Tropes, so many tropes, soul bonding, accidental soul bonding, scent kink, pack dynamics, Oblivious!Stiles, EmotionallyConstipated!Derek, UseYourWords!Derek, gratuitous sandwich sharing, telepathy, smut, dubcon, consent issues, communication issues, doughnuts, UST]

o   This was written for a trope bingo and it is glorious for it. It’s a bit silly, but, like, in a good way.  The sexy bits are also very sexy.

·       Cursed Or Not by Ltleflrt (Supernatural, Explicit, 115K, 2014)

o   While experimenting with magic when he was a kid, Sam accidentally cursed Dean. Now, Dean is forced to wear a spelled amulet constantly, or he'll turn into a random animal. For a little over a decade, he's learned to live with the curse, and has even found it useful in some cases, but he sure would be happier without it. When he meets a witch named Castiel, he's offered a deal.

o   [Destiel, Witch!Castiel, Familiar!Dean, trust issues, minimal smut, UST, Sassy!Gabriel, accidental bonding]

o   This one is rather out of character; however, the writing is solid, and overall it’s a solid fic, but not if you’re looking for a great depiction of Dean. I think this is for people who want fluff and romance in their fics rather than angst. Which is probably why I wasn’t as into it, lol.

·       ♥ ♥ Mental by sara_holmes (Harry Potter, Mature, 187K, 2010)

o   Harry has had quite enough of sharing his mind with someone else, thank you very much. A miscast Legilimency spell says otherwise.

o   [Drarry, telepathy, humor, angst, pining, bickering, communication, smut, jealousy, super focus on the telepathy, mind meld, slow build, enemies to friends to lovers]

o   This is a classic. One of those perfect fics that you’re sad you can only enjoy for the first time once. It also deeply explores the characters, doing an especially good job with Draco.

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Author Spotlight: notthetoothfairy day 2

Day 2: Recs!

Please recommend 3 - 5 of your own fic.

These are in no particular order. I love all of my “babies” equally (well, most of them – there’s some stuff I’ve written back in the day that wasn’t quite as good). You’ll notice four of these are multi-chapter fics and only one is the college!AU one-shot type of fic I usually write. That’s not because I don’t like my oneshots but it’s just so much easier to get attached to something you write over a span of months than to something you write in one or two nights, and I’m generally more proud when I finish something that actually took me so long.

Ed: Because this is deliciously long I have put most of it behind a cut but in summary we have:

a) a NYADA AU complete with facebook crushes in NYADA CRUSHES 

b) an Animorphs AU! with a looming alien apocalypse in TAKE A BITE OF MY HEART TONIGHT, 

c) a Vogue Interns AU with ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU (Vogue Verse) , 

d) a “snarky and lonely skank!Kurt and goody-two-shoes but sassy religious!Blaine” in UNDER YOUR SPELL(ING) 

e) an AU season 3 in EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD

 NYADA CRUSHES

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With half a minute to spare, he runs towards the classroom door and arrives exactly as Miss July is about to close the door.

She raises a silent eyebrow at him, and Blaine gives him an amused look, clearly directed at his hair. Kurt shields it with his hand and responds with a playful glare.

Blaine and he have struck up… a wonderful friendship.

Which, despite all of its wonderfulness, is driving Kurt crazy.

Because he kind of wants more.

Who knew that back in April, when he saw Blaine slip and fall outside the main hall, that his eye was so good at spotting boyfriend material?

Because, really, that's what Blaine is. Pure boyfriend material.

If Blaine was boyfriend jeans, he'd be size Kurt.

 Tell us what else you love about the fic.

This is one of my favourites because I wrote it on a whim and inspiration just kept hitting. It takes place at NYADA, obviously, which I couldn’t get enough of on the show, so that’s a plus as well. I tried to make the performance studies aspect as realistic as possible while also putting those wacky Glee moments in there, so you have Blaine managing exams and a dance TA job, Kurt navigating his mid-semester transfer life that means he has to take dance with a bunch of freshmen and sophomores, Cassandra July being sort-of-not-really mean to Kurt, Kurt and Blaine practicing and falling in love and on their butts... :)

Also, what’s cool about this one is that I incorporated fake Facebook posts to make it more real. That was a lot of work, actually (especially because I changed them throughout the story about five times), but so worth it. Besides, the premise is really cute – both posting their crushes on the Facebook page but not knowing about the other’s confession. It just makes for a fun dynamic. I really enjoyed writing this one.

I also love Blaine and Sam’s friendship, so that features heavily, and the loft trio, of course. Writing Rachel, Santana and Kurt is the gift that keeps giving. In this one, I managed to incorporate something I always wanted to do after that one movie night scene with Kurt, Mercedes and Rachel on the show – Kurt’s roomies on their period.

Tell us what inspired you to write this.

That’s an easy one. A lot of universities have those “Crushes” Facebook pages where you can send in confessions and have them posted anonymously. My old college had one, and after reading through a few more Crushes pages, I came up with the scenario of Blaine posting a confession about Kurt singing his heart out, and with Kurt getting struck by the random idea of posting about the cute guy he watched fall down the stairs but didn’t catch the name of.

As for the dancing, research was necessary. I’m not a (good) dancer, so I used YouTube videos of partner dance moves to see what Kurt and Blaine would be doing in their dance sessions (besides flirting, hehe).

 TAKE A BITE OF MY HEART TONIGHT

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Quick explanation: This is an Animorphs!AU, which means that a) there is a looming alien apocalypse to be stopped and b) the main characters (Blaine, Kurt, Tina, Sam, Santana and Brittany) have acquired an ability called “morphing” – they can turn into animals that they have touched, and while morphed, they can send out and receive each other’s thoughts. In this little snippet, Blaine is currently a golden retriever and worried sick about Kurt who went off on a mission. They’re “just” best friends at this point, which of course paves the way for an awkwardly cute reunion scene. ;)

Santana and Blaine have already morphed into human form and then back into animal form because so much time has passed, and it’s killing Blaine. He’s taken to lying down and just trying to drown everything out. Every once in a while, he will glance up and look to the part of the lot that leads to the street in hope to see-

Kurt. This time when he raises his head, he sees him there, Sam and Tina trailing behind him, looking unscathed enough from what Blaine can see.

<Kurt!> he exclaims, not quite sure if it’s audible to just Kurt or to everyone else, too, because he’s focusing on running towards him instead.

Kurt grins, and then gasps as the force of Blaine’s jump tackles him to the ground.

“Woah, Blaine,” Kurt says, laughing once he sits back up and runs his fingers through Blaine’s fur.

Blaine doesn’t answer, just hugs Kurt as much as physically possible in his current state, and licks Kurt’s neck and jawline as a way to greet him.

He only realizes how strange that would probably look if he was in his human form when Sam and Tina clear their throats behind them. He backs away a little, though he can’t stop his tail from wagging because he is so happy to see Kurt.

“Hi there.” Kurt’s cheeks are a little pink and his eyes don’t quite meet Blaine’s. “You’d make the most convincing dog ever, you know that?”

He can hear Santana chuckle in thought-speak and Sam and Tina are visibly stifling laughter, too. Blaine’s suddenly very embarrassed because in addition to their friends’ amusement, Kurt won’t stop blushing, and maybe, just maybe, he overdid the greeting a little bit.

Tell us what else you love about the fic.

This is the most AU-ish thing I’ve ever written for sure. I mean, alien apocalypse and shapeshifting? That’s pretty sci-fi. Not my usual style but so much fun to write!

Picking my favourite part for this one was very difficult because I have so many. I loved exploring Kurt and Blaine’s best-friends-to-lovers story with all the “normal” ups and downs (doubting, misunderstandings, hesitation, nervousness, happiness) but then also intertwined with all these supernatural elements of having to fight off aliens with their friends. The stakes were higher, the obstacles more complex. The actual plot was terrifying to write because I was determined to stay scientifically accurate (at least to a degree) about most things.

I had to do sooo much research. I spent hours on the Animorphs Wiki pages reading up on different kinds of aliens, and I even looked up what kind of animals are kept at the Columbus Zoo and then jotted down a few notes about which character would pick which animal for what reasons on their field trip to the zoo. All the while I tried to stay close to the original concept-wise but make the plot all my own and put in as much Glee canon as possible. It was difficult and challenging but easily the best fic-writing experience I’ve ever had. The detailed action scenes actually made me a better writer because I had to really think about how I would describe a certain movement.

Tell us what inspired you to write this.

I had the first Animorphs book as a kid and read a few more in the library and was suuuuper into the concept. I have to say that the actual story never really stuck but I loved the premise and the characters. I cannot for the life of me remember how I connected it all to Klaine but the first scene that I had in mind for this fic was one in the middle of the story where they break into a bear compound at the zoo and get trapped. I couldn’t stop thinking about that and then my mind started putting a lot of other things in the picture – Brittany’s Lord Tubbington morph, alien!Starchild, Kurt morphing into Pavarotti and being strangely into alien fighting whereas Blaine needs some time to get used to it… I couldn’t let it go and so I wrote it down. This was one of those stories where I really didn’t have a single clue where I was going with it, so I just wrote and kept vague notes about what I wanted to happen later on. I think I actually wrote more than half of it before thinking of how I wanted to end the story. It was all kind of intuitive and I’m actually happy it all worked out because I would have been really sad to see this one end up as an unfinished draft.

UNDER YOUR SPELL(ING)

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Of course, Kurt’s former self would have been embarrassed for days to be caught staring but he isn’t that person anymore. Embarrassment is a thing of the past.

Or so he thinks.

Because when Blaine catches him staring for the twelfth time, he jogs over to him, leans close and mumbles, “The red shirt clashes with your hair.” He grins. “It’s cute.”

It catches Kurt off guard, and he has to fight down a blush. He can’t just blush in front of people, for god’s sake.

“It’s cute that you thought that would be a good pick-up line,” he manages to shoot back, and Blaine throws another grin over his shoulder as he goes back to his exercise.

“It’s cute that you thought that was a pick-up line.”

Kurt stares after him, lost for words. Is Blaine trying to get back at him for denying he was flirting last week?

Ugh, he so is.

Apparently, embarrassment is very much a thing of the present.

Kurt doesn’t go back to gym class for the rest of the week.

Tell us what else you love about the fic.

So!!! Much!!! Teasing!!! And!!! Flirting!!!

Seriously, this was a lot of fun to write because snarky and lonely skank!Kurt and goody-two-shoes but sassy religious!Blaine are one hell of a combo.

Tell us what inspired you to write this.

This was a birthday/requested fic so the prompts I was given to complete this were the main inspiration. It was super hard to start (I don’t generally do well with prompts) but once I got going, the thing almost wrote itself. It felt super natural and flowy. I hope it reads that way too.

ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU (Vogue Verse)

Quote one of your favourite parts.

There’s a loud rustling noise as Wes slams the newspaper aside.

“Blaine,” he says sternly, “you have got to stop losing your mind over this. Work’s more important, and you’ll never work in a place where everybody likes you, that’s highly unlikely, probably even statistically impossible. If that guy doesn’t wanna be friends with you, that’s on him. There’s four other interns, right? Be friends with them.” Blaine opens his mouth to say something but Wes shushes him right away and continues, “Now, your problem is that you’re overthinking this. So, I dare you to not think or speak of Kirk or whatever the hell that guy’s name is here in our apartment because it’s just not good to take work problems home with you.”

Blaine wants to protest but Wes’ eyes are fixated on him, eyebrows raised, head tilted. He’s trying to level with him non-verbally now. Blaine has seen him do it before in Warblers rehearsal; it’s his go-to “you all know I’m right” face.

He closes his mouth slowly, blinking at Wes.

Wes doesn’t blink.

Blaine sighs.

Wes smiles proudly – whether he’s proud of himself or of Blaine is unclear.

“It’s Kurt,” Blaine mumbles.

“Blaine!“ Wes groans.

“Sorry, sorry.” Blaine takes a sip of his coffee. “Just clearing that up.”

Tell us what else you love about the fic.

Besides the fun of writing an adorably sassy Wes as Blaine’s roommate and sidekick? Probably the fact that I finally got to write Kurt in the fashion industry (Blaine and he are both interns at Vogue.com and do not immediately get along), which goes along with the joy of writing Isabelle Wright as the cool and awesome but occasionally inappropriate boss. Also, paying close attention to what Kurt and Blaine wear in this particular story, writing Rachel in her canonical overbearing-but-sweet mode and incorporating one word prompt per chapter without fail (it was my Klaine Advent 2016 story).

Tell us what inspired you to write this.

I had a one-shot planned (and also published it later: Check-Up/Out) about Kurt and Blaine as Vogue interns, and then the first Klaine Advent prompt (“Audience”) somehow made me think of an interview situation with Isabelle. Not wanting to just copy from my one-shot idea, I twisted the original concept around and adapted it to a new premise with Kurt and Blaine both applying for an internship at Vogue.com but getting off on the wrong foot in the process. And because I realized I couldn’t say all I wanted to say with just that one prompt, I made it into a 24-chapter one-prompt-per-installment story. I’ve never written a full multi-chapter fic in a shorter time than this (I took a bit more than the 24 days but I was close!). What a challenge! Bring on the next round, Klaine Advent 2017!

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Quote one of your favourite parts.

Blaine seems a bit distracted the next day in English. He doesn't even say hi. Kurt realizes that all this time he hasn't even given the fact that their siblings are dating much thought.

Should they be bonding over becoming uncles at the same time now?

What a conversation starter. So I heard my brother knocked up your sister. Welcome to the family.

Kurt shakes his head at himself and keeps just as quiet as Blaine.

Tell us what else you love about the fic.

This whole story is basically a rewritten season 3 with season 1 elements, of course with a focus on Kurt and Blaine (who are neither together nor friends at the beginning of this story) and the chaos that is their senior year at McKinley. It’s full of canon/AU twists – for example, I wrote Quinn and Blaine as siblings, which is an unusual but super fitting combination, once you think about it. I very rarely write Quinn, especially not her pregnancy story because season 1 isn’t often the focus of a Klaine story, so adjusting it this way made for a nice change. It also allowed me to intertwine multiple storylines and problems (Kurt and Rachel’s plans to get into NYADA colliding/falling into place with Blaine’s, Finn and the pregnancy scare leading to some very bad choices, Quinn / Rachel / Finn love triangle with Blaine and Kurt getting mixed up in that, etc. So what I really love about this fic is that I was able to reimagine season 3 and interweave canon with AU events.

Tell us what inspired you to write this.

A few musings about why Blaine and Quinn would make such adorable siblings, and, well – I couldn’t *not* write it, you know? And I promise, they do make super adorable siblings.